{"id":19137,"date":"2026-07-12T08:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=19137"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:16:59","slug":"lyndas-journal-of-blessings-771-spinning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-771-spinning\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings  &#8211; #771 &#8211; Spinning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Welcome!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>On this journey of sharing BLESSINGS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am accompanied by some friends.\u00a0 You can visit them, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta \"><em><span class=\"meta-info-wrap font-inherit\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T23:30:00-07:00\">Jackie\u00a0 at <\/time><span class=\"by-author\"><span class=\"sep\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songatmidnight.com\/author\/jackie\/\">Jackie McBride<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Abbie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com\/wp\/\">Abbie Johnson Taylor<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>And, I am\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\">Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings \u2013 #771\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&gt;&gt; Spinning <\/strong><strong>&lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Walking by Inner Vision\u00a0 has been published since <\/em>\u00a0December 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Note:\u00a0 read last <\/strong>\u00a0week&#8217;s article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-770-hands\/\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>_My Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As I write this post, I can hear\u00a0 sounds of lively sparrows chatting\u00a0 outside my window. Bird\u00a0 sounds \u00a0mingle with the flowing creek, just below the ridge. And, here in my office, three of my cats are crowded at the open window, watching it all this morning.\u00a0 The sounds of nature remind me that I have Hope, every day.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Spinning is a noun that I think defines my thoughts today.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ll focus on this word for today\u2019s article on Blessing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s a useful word to describe my Everyday WORK Assignments, poems, and art activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, I also like these two nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Twirling, and Swirling.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Do you often feel like you are spinning in circles?<\/p>\n<p>I sure do!<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, I just stop and have a serious look at what I am doing, what I am not doing, and try to survey my surroundings to get a grip on where I am at the moment, where I wanted to be, and the reality of my ways at arriving at whatever I am trying to accomplish. \u00a0At times, if feels like I\u00a0 work in several worlds at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>For the past few weeks, I&#8217;ve been obsessed with finding a poem. I wanted to put it into one of the sections I am working on, As I develop\u00a0 a \u00a0new book.<\/p>\n<p>The poem I was searching for is<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhilosophy\u00a0 of a Cool Water Daydream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think I could put my fingers on this poem?<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Did I find it?<\/h3>\n<p>I am happy to say, YES!<\/p>\n<p>I searched my files, but keeping files in good order gets neglected, and I lose things.<\/p>\n<p>After lots of time searching, a bright idea came to me.\u00a0 I decided to do a Google Search, by putting in the title of the poem, and my name.\u00a0 It worked!<\/p>\n<p>There was my poem,\u00a0 in a blog post that I forgot I published.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve added the poem to my draft.\u00a0 I am sure there will be another poem or two that I&#8217;ll be searching for as I continue creating the book draft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Faith is the substance of things hoped for,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>evidence of things not seen.&#8221;\u00a0 Hebrews 11:1<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve learned through the years that everyone has an assignment from God. Though, often we are not aware of it for a long time. Discovering our assignment \u00a0may take years before we recognize what our assignment is .\u00a0 I am speaking about our divine assignment. Not goals we have set or lists of things we want to do, or anything we have been plotting out for a\u00a0 &#8220;bucket list.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__Daily Action Plan<\/p>\n<h3>W<strong>hat do you hope for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Write down your thoughts about what you hope for, and\u00a0 ask God to show you the things\u00a0 that are unseen in the days to come.<\/p>\n<h2>__Scripture<\/h2>\n<p>Hebrews 11-1<\/p>\n<p>This my\u00a0 favorite Bible verse that I speak aloud to my Father, God, each morning. I read Hebrews 11:1, every morning.<\/p>\n<p>I remind Him of his promise to be with us even when we cannot see his presence for a while.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>__The Missing\/Found Poem:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><em>Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1929 our house was built on dreams<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to visit my favorite place<\/p>\n<p>walk up the stairway<\/p>\n<p>turn left<\/p>\n<p>luminous light flows through<\/p>\n<p>stained-glass window<\/p>\n<p>spectrum of colors shimmering<\/p>\n<p>red \u2013 blue \u2013 crystal \u2013 green<\/p>\n<p>shifting translucent planes<\/p>\n<p>light scent of Eucalyptus<\/p>\n<p>rustic white shelves display<\/p>\n<p>remembrances of ancestors<\/p>\n<p>Aunt Bettie\u2019s silent round silver powder<\/p>\n<p>music box wound too tight<\/p>\n<p>Mom\u2019s vintage powder compact<\/p>\n<p>one of her treasures<\/p>\n<p>empty aqua blue glass bottles<\/p>\n<p>my favorite Cool Water perfume<\/p>\n<p>my tiny marble pot of Patchouli oil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, the main attraction takes the lead<\/p>\n<p>curvaceous porcelain-clad bath tub<\/p>\n<p>highlight on four clawed feet<\/p>\n<p>relaxing \u2013 dreaming \u2013 praying<\/p>\n<p>private\u00a0 prayers of comfort and healing<\/p>\n<p>are spoken\u00a0 aloud<\/p>\n<p>beneath the gentle abstract<\/p>\n<p>acrylic painting on canvas<\/p>\n<p>double framed \u00a0in pink and mauve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Plastered terracotta walls<\/p>\n<p>ceiling of soft willow green<\/p>\n<p>our favorite Puerto Rico hues<\/p>\n<p>radiant tropical yellow \u00a0doors<\/p>\n<p>greenish blue towels give comfort<\/p>\n<p>water streams over my bare feet<\/p>\n<p>Cool Water on a hot summer day<\/p>\n<p>gushing from the age-worn faucet<\/p>\n<p>swirling soap bubbles soothe the soul<\/p>\n<p>my philosophy for a cool water daydream<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\">\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story Behind the Poem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I received the July Prompt for my little group of poets.\u00a0 We are called The Carousel Poets. Six of us took a workshop together one year ago. When the 4-week workshop ended, we decided we would continue working together and challenging ourselves once a month with a prompt for an assignment.<\/p>\n<p>The Prompt: Write a poem that describes a room in your home, without naming that room in the poem.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you prefer, write about an object in your home, without naming the object in the poem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My BONUS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week I received a notice that every poet loves to receive.<\/p>\n<p>Three of my poems are \u00a0published in the Fall\/Winter Edition of<\/p>\n<p><em>Magnets and Ladders: Writers with Disabilities, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnetsandladders.org\/\">Go to Matnets &amp; Ladders NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19182\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19182\" data-attachment-id=\"19182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-771-spinning\/2025_orange-3_lilies_june21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?fit=1242%2C2208&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,2208\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2025_Orange 3_Lilies_June21\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This photo shows a bunch of purple lilies all blooming together in the garden.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPurple Lilies.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=169%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?resize=1152%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2025_Orange-3_Lilies_June21.jpeg?w=1242&amp;ssl=1 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert.<br \/>Purple Lilies.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>An AWARD WINNING Poem by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>See it NOW on Magnets and Ladders\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnetsandladders.org\/\"><strong>Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 29, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the MISSING POEM that has been FOUND.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18195\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18195\" data-attachment-id=\"18195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=18195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DSC08415\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lynda is standing beside a bright red Japanese Maple tree that is in her prayer garden. She is wearing a blue hand-knit jacket, and she is smiling at you!  Isn&amp;#8217;t God just the Best!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221; Lynda&amp;#8217;s Prayer Garden&amp;#8221;&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto by Bob Lambert&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8221; Lynda&#8217;s Prayer Garden&#8221;<br \/>Photo by Bob Lambert<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>FYI<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Final Note:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>What inspired me to begin writing blog posts about BLESSINGS?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your comments and prayers inspire the best in me.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if this message is helpful to you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing my Sunday Blessings posts with others to encourage them and share the Love of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FYI: My Background:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Professor Lynda McKinney Lambert taught fine art and humanities at a Christian college in Western Pennsylvania, She was a tenured professor, an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I created exciting courses across the disciplines \u2013 Art \u2013<\/em><br \/>\n<em>English\u00a0 Literature \u2013 Humanities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters.\u00a0 In the summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My passions in academia are poetry and fine art.\u00a0 I author books and I create\u00a0 fine art in several mediums \u2013 Painting\u00a0 and\u00a0 Fiber Art.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How I Found HOPEFULNESS in Unexpected Changes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, I learned to see the world and my place in it in an entirely new way.\u00a0 I completed training for Personal Adjustment to Blindness, It took two years of training and lots of challenging work to learn to read and write using adaptive technologies for the blind.\u00a0 Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New experiences and God-directed Opportunities<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New DISCOVERIES\u00a0 to\u00a0 share with the world<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>365 Days \u2013 My ONE WORD for 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynda\u2019s Latest Books are now available on Amazon and all retail booksellers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Each-Day-Holds-Some-Small\/dp\/B0CZLB6K1B\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AKBEMhZ3x5CQ0NNqltM0EtgoRCGJw8cAuWm1V1FtLnFnmSxdFKReoIqZgCLK8wPz6epWXVx8d1iYsk9KTVdaiM56oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.gBG7GDluox3HaNvc7qn5xan71PfMF1FisqLF9ZIR028&amp;qid=1761844481&amp;sr=1-2\"><strong>LOOK HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Lynda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindoureyes.org\/booklaunch\/BBL-2024-04-18-Lynda-Lambert-Audio.mp3?fbclid=IwY2xjawEpaUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRZ1sQ1QgFg9YAIIj_mko_b-_rK7mRhg0HM0r1uYdx-wGSK7MSgYdi1PLw_aem_01KVukqKFwISArROlR471w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen Here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each Day Holds Some Small Joy \u2013 Collection of Haiku and Tanka nature poems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Songs for the Pilgrimage\u2026A Collection of Poems and short writings from journals and travels<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Lynda\u2019s latest books!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Purchase\u00a0 Lynda\u2019s Books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ALynda+Lambert&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Lynda+Lambert&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Courtesy of Allauthor. Thank you!<br \/>\nBooks illustrated were created by DLD Books.<br \/>\nLynda has 6 published books.<br \/>\nMemoir, Poetry, Non-fiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&amp;i=audible&amp;ref=adbl_pdp_slider_author\"><strong>Lynda<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings_-#771<\/p>\n<p>Today, I feature One Word for this blessing:\u00a0 Spinning<\/p>\n<p>July 12,, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\">\u00a9<\/a><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em>_<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know how God\u00a0 has shown you his faithfulness this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past few weeks, I&#8217;ve been obsessed with finding a poem. I wanted to put it into one of the sections I am working on, As I work on a \u00a0new book this year.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think I could put my fingers\u00a0  on this poem?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPsychology of a Cool Water Daydream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the title of the missing poem! Have you stumbled over it, by chance?<\/p>\n<p> Today I give you TWO POEMS to enjoy.  Choose JOY.<\/p>\n<p>The small gate is hidden<\/p>\n<p>The path is narrow and straight.<\/p>\n<p>Just one path leads to our Father&#8230;<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-771-spinning\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,2372],"tags":[2293,2289,2371,2227,2279,2278,1955],"class_list":["post-19137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god","category-lyndas-journal-of-blessings","tag-action-plan","tag-bible","tag-blessings","tag-faith","tag-inspiration","tag-poem","tag-seasons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yellow-Lilies-in-garden.jpg?fit=396%2C196&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-4YF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18643,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings_aprils-palette\/","url_meta":{"origin":19137,"position":0},"title":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings &#8211; #758  &#8211; April&#8217;s Palette  &#8211;  3 poems","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"April 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"What inspired me to begin writing my Sunday morning posts about BLESSINGS? 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